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Gaven, Queensland

Gaven, Queensland
FieldValue
typesuburb
nameGaven
stateqld
imagePaddocks_at_Cockatoo_Court,_Gaven,_Queensland,_Australia.jpg
captionCockatoo Court, 2022
coordinates
pop1638
pop_year
pop_footnotes
local_mapyes
zoom12
postcode4211
area6.7
timezoneAEST
utc+10:00
dist111.1
dir1NW
location1Southport
dist213.9
dir2NW
location2Surfers Paradise
dist367.5
dir3SSE
location3Brisbane
lgaCity of Gold Coast
stategovGaven
fedgovFadden
near-nOxenford
near-neHelensvale
near-eArundel
near-seMolendinar
near-sNerang
near-swNerang
near-wNerang
near-nwPacific Pines

| near-n = Oxenford | near-ne = Helensvale | near-e = Arundel | near-se = Molendinar | near-s = Nerang | near-sw = Nerang | near-w = Nerang | near-nw = Pacific Pines Gaven ( ) is a rural residential locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gaven had a population of 1,638 people.

Geography

The locality is immediately north of Nerang. The eastern boundary of the suburb is marked by the Pacific Motorway.

History

Eric Gaven, 1950

It was named after Eric Gaven, a councillor on the Nerang Shire Council from 1935 to 1949 and chairman of the newly-established Albert Shire Council in 1949-1950. He won the seat of Southport at the 1950 Queensland state election for the Country Party. He held the seat for 10 years before it was abolished for the 1960 Queensland state election and Gaven then won the new seat of South Coast, which he held until 1966.

Gaven State School opened on 27 January 1995 but is now within the boundaries of neighbouring Oxenford.

Demographics

In the , Gaven had a population of 1,583 people.

In the , Gaven had a population of 1,558 people.

In the , Gaven had a population of 1,638 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gaven. The nearest government primary schools are Pacific Pines State School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the north-west, Arundel State School in neighbouring Arundel to the east, and the Nerang State School in neighbouring Nerang to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Pacific Pines State High School in Pacific Pines and Nerang State High School in Nerang.

References

References

  1. "Norma Millard (née Gaven) talks about the suburb of Gaven".
  2. {{cite QPN. 46047. Gaven. locality in City of Gold Coast
  3. [http://queenslandplaces.com.au/node/355 Gaven] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-10-26 . Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved on 7 January 2013.)
  4. {{Queensland Globe
  5. (2015). "Former Members". [[Parliament of Queensland]].
  6. (15 March 1950). "Grazier's death.". National Library of Australia.
  7. (2010). "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
  8. {{Census 2011 AUS
  9. {{Census 2016 AUS
  10. {{Census 2021 AUS
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